Impact Snapshot

Create & Strengthen Educational Pathways

1. Since 2002, west side graduation rates have tripled at the U of U and doubled at Salt Lake Community College.
2. UNP joined a national research project, Family Leadership Collaboration, based out of the University of Washington’s College of Education to develop and facilitate Design Circles, helping to build momentum in the valuing of family voice in educational transformation.
3. The Community Advocate Network has evolved into a parent leadership and organizing model for supporting educational success for minoritized families and is sought out by local and national venues to share its learning.
4. Education partnerships have evolved from a 25-member Youth, Education and Success (YES) working group into a network of pathways that support active communication between youth and adult students, teachers, administrators, and parents. This past year, partnerships spanned 14 schools and reached 474 elementary students, 362 middle school students and 372 high school students. 1265 community residents also gained access to higher education partnership resources.

Generate & Disseminate Knowledge

1. Thirty-four new courses were created across 11 U of U departments, linking academic teaching and research with community-based partnerships. Most have been contract courses, allowing nonmetriculated west side students to register and received credit, creating a higher education access point.
2. Currently there are over 230 entries in UNP’s bibliography of community-engaged scholarship, including books, journal articles, conference presentations, public scholarship, and student research. This growing list of academic scholarship demonstrates powerful new knowledge created through partnerships that often shape academic disciplines and work.
3. The U of U’s support of communityengaged scholarship is building momentum through policy recommendations on retention, promotion, and tenure (RPT) for engaged scholars, phase 1 for the new Civic Action Plan, UNP’s ongoing Community-Engaged Scholar and Community Resident in Action awards, 3 reports, 1 University- wide grant, and 1 University-wide award.

Amplify Resident Power & Voice

1. Six-hundred west side residents have graduated from leadership programs, including the Westside Leadership Institute, contributing to broad economic impact throughout neighborhoods, 10 new non-profit organizations, and the creation of a ripple effect of community- based projects.
2. The UNP Hartland Resident Committee and the Westside Leadership Institute have become leadership models shared nationally, as well as adapted and implemented by other nonprofits and city and county entities engaged in neighborhood development.
3. The engagement of 160 parents as leaders in K-12 schools (in 2017) that enhance school parent leaderships groups, parent- teacher-student relationships and student learning.
4. The hiring of 23 UNP resident partners and former student partners (as well as the creation of new positions in healthcare, education, government, and nonprofit systems) contribute to more equitable representation of diverse peoples.

Generate Community Momentum

1. Momentum has continued for partners and collaborators from public education, city government, higher education and the Chamber of Commerce to cultivate city-wide college, career, and civic ready environment through A Capital City Education (now called the Salt Lake City Education Alliance).
2. Major institutional investments in the Glendale neighborhood (i.e. Glendale/ Mountain View Community Learning Center, Sorenson Unity Center, the Salt Lake Public Library System, and the UNP Hartland Partnership Center) are directly linking residents, under the guidance of resident leaders to generate a neighborhood campus and network of services that center the community and are enhanced by shared U of U student placements and faculty involvement.

Cultivate Community Wellbeing

1. The Hartland Partnership Center has become a national model, demonstrating the effectiveness of co-locating services in a neighborhood and supporting resident integration. It has grown from its location in a 3-bedroom apartment to a 10,000 square foot building, allowing space for resident groups to run their own community programs, a Head Start classroom, a Youth Center, an Our CASA College Lounge, a Walk-In Center, the Bridge Clinic West, and a Startup Incubator.
2. Through UNP’s networks and relationships, the U of U is directly linked to the fulfillment of its strategic goals — to engage communities to improve health and quality of life.
3. In 2016-2017, UNP connected directly with 4,056 residents and indirectly reached 39.6% (23,959 residents) of west side residents. In our first five years partnerships connected with an average of 2,300 residents per year.
4. Partners created a national peer to peer model that builds the capacity for resident to respond to mental health and substance abuse issues.

Build Individual & Organizational Capacity

1. The Hartland Partnership Center has become a national model, demonstrating the effectiveness of co-locating services in a neighborhood and supporting resident integration. It has grown from its location in a 3-bedroom apartment to a 10,000 square foot building, allowing space for resident groups to run their own community programs, a Head Start classroom, a Youth Center, an Our CASA College Lounge, a Walk-In Center, the Bridge Clinic West, and a Startup Incubator.
2. Through UNP’s networks and relationships, the U of U is directly linked to the fulfillment of its strategic goals — to engage communities to improve health and quality of life.
3. In 2016-2017, UNP connected directly with 4,056 residents and indirectly reached 39.6% (23,959 residents) of west side residents. In our first five years partnerships connected with an average of 2,300 residents per year.
4. Partners created a national peer to peer model that builds the capacity for resident to respond to mental health and substance abuse issues.

Please note: Additional impact information is found throughout this publication. In the late spring of 2018, UNP will also be sharing 4 short films that provide more in-depth stories about our work, as well as a detailed 15 Year Impact Report and accompanying community presentations.